GitLab 16.7 < 17.0.6 / 17.1 < 17.1.4 / 17.2 < 17.2.2 (CVE-2024-4784)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 205201

Synopsis

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

- An issue was discovered in GitLab EE starting from version 16.7 before 17.0.6, version 17.1 before 17.1.4 and 17.2 before 17.2.2 that allowed bypassing the password re-entry requirement to approve a policy.
(CVE-2024-4784)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GitLab version 17.0.6, 17.1.4, 17.2.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?15d9b2c5

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461248

https://hackerone.com/reports/2486223

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 205201

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-4784.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/8/2024

Updated: 8/26/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4784

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4784

IAVA: 2024-A-0473-S